desprezo

See also: desprêzo

Galician

Verb

desprezo

1. first-person singular present indicative of desprezar

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Old Galician-Portuguese des-

Proto-Indo-European *per-der.?

Proto-Indo-European *per-der.?

Proto-Indo-European *pér

Proto-Indo-European *-o

Proto-Indo-European *pró

Proto-Indo-European *-ti

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Proto-Indo-European *próti

Proto-Italic *pretjom

Latin pretium

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.

Proto-Italic *-ājō

Proto-Italic *-āō

Latin -ō

Late Latin pretiāre

Old Galician-Portuguese preçar

Old Galician-Portuguese despreçar

Portuguese desprezardeverb.

Portuguese desprezo

Deverbal from desprezar.

Alternative forms

• desprêzo (pre-reform spelling)

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /desˈpɾe.zu/, /d͡ʒisˈpɾe.zu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /desˈpɾe.zu/, /d͡ʒisˈpɾe.zu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /deʃˈpɾe.zu/, /d͡ʒiʃˈpɾe.zu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨʃˈpɾe.zu/

• Hyphenation: des‧pre‧zo

Noun

desprezo m (plural desprezos)

1. contempt; disdain (the act of regarding someone or something as worthless)

   Synonyms: desdém, contempto

Related terms

• desprezável
• desprezível

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /desˈpɾɛ.zu/, /d͡ʒisˈpɾɛ.zu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /desˈpɾɛ.zu/, /d͡ʒisˈpɾɛ.zu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /deʃˈpɾɛ.zu/, /d͡ʒiʃˈpɾɛ.zu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨʃˈpɾɛ.zu/

• Hyphenation: des‧pre‧zo

Verb

desprezo

1. first-person singular present indicative of desprezar

Further reading

• “desprezo”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “desprezo”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “desprezo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
• “desprezo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026